The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story about money and “true” love, revolving around a man named Jay Gatsby. Gatsby spends his life in pursuit of his dream of winning wealth and the love of the beautiful Daisy Fay Buchanan, a character based on Fitzgerald’s own wife. Unfortunately, as Gatsby discovers, Daisy is not worthy of such devotion. Despite her attractive appearance and the refined mannerisms she possesses, her …showed first 75 words of 1381 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1381 total…of money. As the apostle Paul once wrote, “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil,” (Bible 1). Daisy is a prime example of that principle in action, because she is shallow, irresponsible, uninterested, and indecisive. The character of Daisy basically encapsulates all of the negative aspects Fitzgerald saw and detested in the rich people of his time, and she illustrates just how corrupt the affluent people became because of their money.